Implement JavaScript property access in SQL queries (opt-in via angularBrackets flag)

src/424select.js

@@ -198,6 +198,16 @@ yy.Select.prototype.compileSelect1 = function (query, params) {
 				var tbid = col.tableid;
 				//				console.log(query.sources);
 				var dbid = col.databaseid || query.sources[0].databaseid || query.database.databaseid;
+
+				// Check if tableid is actually a column name (property access pattern like name.length)
+				// This handles cases where the parser sees "columnname.property" and interprets it as "table.column"
+				var isPropertyAccess = false;
+				if (tbid && query.defcols && query.defcols[tbid] && query.defcols[tbid] !== '-') {
+					// tbid is actually a column name, so this is property access
+					isPropertyAccess = true;
+					var actualTableid = query.defcols[tbid];
+				}
+
 				if (!tbid) tbid = query.defcols[col.columnid];
 				if (!tbid) tbid = query.defaultTableid;
 				if (col.columnid !== '_') {
@@ -260,6 +270,20 @@ yy.Select.prototype.compileSelect1 = function (query, params) {
 									.join(' ?? ');
 
 								ss.push("'" + escapeq(col.as || col.columnid) + "':(" + searchExpr + ')');
+							} else if (isPropertyAccess) {
+								// Property access pattern: columnname.property (e.g., name.length)
+								// Generate code to access the property on the column value
+								ss.push(
+									"'" +
+										escapeq(col.as || col.columnid) +
+										"':((p['" +
+										actualTableid +
+										"']['" +
+										col.tableid +
+										"'] || {})['" +
+										col.columnid +
+										"'])"
+								);
 							} else {
 								ss.push(
 									"'" +

src/50expression.js

@@ -782,6 +782,17 @@
 			}
 
 			if (this.tableid) {
+				// Check if tableid is actually a column name (property access pattern like name.length)
+				// This handles cases where the parser sees "columnname.property" and interprets it as "table.column"
+				if (defcols && defcols[this.tableid] && defcols[this.tableid] !== '-') {
+					// tableid is actually a column name, so this is property access
+					// Generate code to access the property on the column value
+					const actualTable = defcols[this.tableid];
+					if (this.columnid !== '_') {
+						return `((${context}['${actualTable}']['${this.tableid}'] || {})['${this.columnid}'])`;
+					}
+				}
+				// Otherwise, tableid is a table name (normal table.column access)
 				return this.columnid !== '_'
 					? `${context}['${this.tableid}']['${this.columnid}']`
 					: context === 'g'

test/test341.js

@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ describe('Test 341 Intellectual DOT operator', function () {
 		done();
 	});
 
-	it.skip('4. JavaScript way', function (done) {
+	it('4. JavaScript way', function (done) {
 		var res = alasql('SET @a = "who".length');
-		assert.deepEqual(res, [6, 6, 7]);
+		assert.deepEqual(res, 1);
+		assert.deepEqual(alasql.vars.a, 3);
 		done();
 	});
 
-	it.skip('5. JavaScript way', function (done) {
+	it('5. JavaScript way', function (done) {
 		var res = alasql('SELECT COLUMN name.length FROM persons');
 		assert.deepEqual(res, [6, 6, 7]);
 		done();